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What's the value of 'trending'?

Sep 5, 2012
Some pay to have their their views considered as hot topics on Twitter, but what do they get for their money?

At DNC, lobbyists do more schmoozing than check writing

Sep 4, 2012
Lobbyists are working behind the scenes to make their mark at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, this week.

No political litmus test for Atlanta's airport

Sep 3, 2012
Republicans are flying home from Tampa. Democrats are flying to Charlotte. Both locations send a lot of connecting flights through Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. So what's the mood like there?

Do presidential nominees get an economic bump?

Aug 31, 2012
For some candidates and their staff, the nomination is lucrative -- even if they don't win.

How did Republicans brand themselves at the convention?

Aug 31, 2012
The Republican National Convention has wrapped up in Tampa, Florida, after last night’s big speech by Mitt Romney. And perhaps more than anything else, the week was an attempt by the GOP to shape its own brand and message on its own terms. So how’d they do? For answers, let’s bring in Don Goldberg. He’s […]

How do we know what politicians say is true?

Aug 30, 2012
Fact-checking is a growing industry, but does it pay off?

Whose economy is it? Obama's or Romney's?

Aug 30, 2012
Will the economy we have today elect the next president? If so, what does it look like?

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Republican Party eyes greater Hispanic vote

Aug 28, 2012
Prominent Hispanic Republicans will appear at the GOP convention this week in Tampa, Fla. The party wants to win more support from Latino voters.

Mitt Romney faces more questions about tax havens

Aug 24, 2012
A look at offshore banking and tax havens used by the super rich and multinational corporations.
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaks at a Victory rally at the Long Family Orchard Farm and Cider Mill in Commerce, Mich. 
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Candidates poised to tap general election money

Aug 24, 2012
Federal law has kept money raised for the general election off limits until Mitt Romney and Barack Obama become official nominees.